Microsoft, Motorola and the FRAND-Principle

Only last Wednsday the mobile phone giant Motorola achieved a stage victory in its current patent conflict with Microsoft in Germany. The Regional Court of Mannheim decided that Microsoft infringes with two of Motorola's patents concerning the video compression standard. Among Microsoft's infringing products are the Internet Explorer, the game console Xbox 360 and the operating system Windows 7. Microsoft is ordered to pay compensations for the patent infringement and to withdraw the products from the market.

Restrictions on selective distribution systems

European Court of justice rules on selective distribution systems

European harmonization for online shops

Europe shops online

New European Parliament legislative resolution on consumer rights resolution

Walking on red soles

Louboutin cannot claim a monopoly on red soles

What is "Made in Germany"?

A product labeled "Made in Germany" must be essentially made in Germany, ruled the Higher Regional Court (OLG) of Dusseldorf, Germany (OLG Dusseldorf, case I-20 U 110/10).